Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 89287
Tree Planting
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Question
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how she plans to (a) monitor and (b) report progress on establishing new national forests.
Answer
Mary CreaghAll grants funded by the Nature for Climate fund are subject to the appropriate scrutiny as outlined in Defra’s Integrated Assurance and Approvals Strategy including checks on feasibility and value for money.